Aguinaldo Shrine, Historical museum and presidential mansion in Kawit, Philippines
The Aguinaldo Shrine is Emilio Aguinaldo's ancestral house in Kawit, Cavite, now a national shrine and museum. The white building has three sections: the main house on the west, the family wing on the east, and a five-story tower with a spire between them. A red-roofed gallery of white columns runs along the left wing, and a white fence with square posts stands at the front.
The Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was read here on June 12, 1898. The building started as a 19th-century family home, later expanded across the decades.
The shrine takes its name from Emilio Aguinaldo, who was born in the house on March 22, 1869. Each June 12, top government officials raise the Philippine flag here to mark Independence Day, and the flag Aguinaldo designed was first unfurled from the front window in 1898.
The National Historical Commission manages the rooms and provides visitors with information upon request. A tour leads through several rooms and the outdoor area with the garden.
Hidden passages lead between several rooms inside the building. In the garden stands a restored 1924 Packard that once belonged to the president.
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